Resale Royalty

Resale Royalty international reciprocity is here. Following the Minister’s official announcement, all works resold on or after 31 March 2024 will be assessed with reciprocity in mind.

Read more about international reciprocity here:

Resale Royalty international reciprocity is imminent The Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Act 2009 (the Resale Act) allows for reciprocal resale rights to be established with countries that have an operating resale royalty scheme and which entitle Australian rights holders to benefit. Under these arrangements, Australian artists will receive ro...

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Please note we will close from 5pm Friday 22 December 2023 and reopen Monday 8 January 2024.

Copyright Agency welcomes the extension of the artists’ resale royalty scheme for Australia's artists, particularly our First Nations artists, from the commercial sale of eligible works overseas.

AusGov Office for the Arts Tony Burke MP Anthony Albanese

https://www.copyright.com.au/2023/02/copyright-agency-welcomes-governments-new-cultural-policy/

See our Annual Report 2018-19 for all of the terrific outcomes for our members this year - from paying almost $700,000 in resale royalties to 352 artists and their beneficiaries, to grants and Fellowships worth over $1.5m through the http://ow.ly/Eq0C50xrgls

Apply | ANAT Call for Applications :: 2020 ANAT Synapse Residencies ANAT is calling for applications from artists and scientists for our prestigious Synapse Residency program, which since 2004 has enabled research collaborations between more than 100 artists and scientists. Andrea Rassell, Wildly Oscillating Mol...

Wrapped NBN nodes showcase Indigenous artists As the NBN continues to be rolled out around Australia, it has provided an opportunity for Indigenous artworks to be displayed in the community. NBN Co’s delivery partner Downer has collaborated with the Copyright Agency to source and license artworks by key Indigenous artists to wrap around the N...

Fellowship for a Visual Artist - Copyright Agency The Copyright Agency’s Fellowship for a Visual Artist will support an established Australian visual artist to develop and create new work in any medium.

Copyright Agency launches 2019 Writers’ Royalty and Image Royalty Claim campaigns This month, the Copyright Agency is once again launching its annual Writers’ Royalty and Image Royalty Claim campaigns. The seven-week campaign is open to Copyright Agency members who meet the eligibility criteria to receive copyright royalties. Non-members who meet the criteria can apply for memb...

Wowing them in LA.

Review: Spectacular aboriginal paintings from Australia burst with deep, sacred beauty 'Desert Painters' show of Australian Aboriginal art at Gagosian in Beverly Hills brings the summer gallery season to a stunning close.

The Indigenous business helping to protect artists and their work Meet the small business founder helping to protect the rights of Indigenous artists, amid a broader crack down on the sale of 'fake' Aboriginal-style souvenirs.

In case you missed it over the Easter/Anzac day break - here's an incredible story about a new exhibition in NY featuring Aboriginal works from comedian/actor/muso Steve Martin's extensive art collection. Written
by ABC's Michaela Boland.

Steve Martin 'fascinated' by Indigenous Australian art, loans collection to major NYC show New York's Gagosian Gallery is set to exhibit work from 10 major desert painters.

https://www.660citynews.com/2019/01/15/the-missing-link-canadian-artists-fight-for-cut-when-works-are-resold/

'The missing link': Canadian artists fight for cut when works are resold - 660 City NEWS Inuk artist Marc Tungilik spent almost every day hacking away at soapstone and the bones of the animals he hunted, reincarnating arctic life with his carvings of musk ox, owls, bears and the people who reside in what’s now known as Nunavut. He sold his wares for as little as one dollar to ...

https://thewest.com.au/news/kalgoorlie-miner/fake-aboriginal-art-angers-ng-b881068505z?utm_campaign=share-icons&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&tid=1547442182737&fbclid=IwAR3Mep99R1b52PFOxJfY9C-9KRnT4xRd8NmNbh0h-YgieglcOfMpMS_J5D0

Fake Aboriginal art angers “I have seen this type of thing first-hand at a major Aboriginal art shop in Perth a few years back and I was not impressed.”

https://hyperallergic.com/478033/shifting-precedent-buyers-of-art-will-now-pay-resale-royalties-in-france/

Shifting Precedent, Buyers of Art Will Now Pay Resale Royalties in France After several appeals, the country's highest court agreed that auction houses may ask buyers to pay a levy — a decision critics say will “disrupt competition” and damage the art market.

Over $1m in resale royalties generated for artists in 2017/18.
https://www.copyright.com.au/2018/12/resale-royalty-right-for-visual-artists/

Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Over $1 million in resale royalty revenue was generated in the financial year of 2017-18, with more than 180 artists receiving their first eligible resale payment in that time. Artists from all stages of their careers are benefitting from the resale right, which entitles them or their estate to a 5%...

In their submission last month to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage for the Statutory Review of the Copyright Act, CARCC notes that in Australia, Australian Resale Royalty has benefited Indigenous artists most. https://nunavutnews.com/nunavut-news/resale-royalty-long-overdue-for-inuit-artists/

EDITORIAL: Resale royalty long overdue for Inuit artists – Nunavut News Kenojuak Ashevak continues to bestow Nunavut – and Canada – with the gift of her artistry. Last month's auction of her famous 1960 stone cut print The

Always a pleasure to attend Cairns Indigenous Art Fair in support of artists!

Unlike Australia, US artists miss out on resale royalties.
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/us-appeals-court-strikes-royalties-law-1314857

Ending a Seven-Year Dispute, a US Court Rules That Artists Aren’t Entitled to Royalties for Artworks Resold at Auction A US court has rejected a class-action lawsuit's claim that artists in California should receive royalties from the resale of their work.

The Copyright Agency’s Fellowship for a Visual Artist will support an established Australian visual artist to develop and create new work in any medium. Applications are open through to September. Find out more: https://www.copyright.com.au/culturalfund/fellowship/visual-arts-fellowship/

Congratulations to the recipients of the 10th Indigenous Art Awards.
Red Ochre Award - Dr Ken Thaiday Senior and Lynette Narkle
The Dreaming Award - Ancestress / Teila Watson
Fellowship - Lisa Maza
http://ow.ly/XAQb30c7ldo

National Indigenous Arts Awards | Australia Council The Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body.

To ensure the royalty income due to artists is being paid fairly by all, accurate reporting of when the seller acquired the work is essential. Read more to and download our information sheet here https://viscopy.net.au/call-to-accurately-report-resale-royalties/
Photo: Resale royalty recipient and artist Jasper Knight. Photo: Nick Cubbin.

Applications for the Artists' Royalty Payback close this Friday. Visual artists or beneficiaries need to complete their claim to share in more than $500k in royalties. Apply now. https://www.copyright.com.au/artists-royalty-payback/apply/

Nominations for the NSW Dept of Industry Creative Achievement Awards now open & close 9 Apr 17. http://ow.ly/zcp8309qejN

NSW Creative Achievement Awards - Invest in New South Wales Celebrates and rewards outstanding achievements that global profile of NSW Creative Industries.

An event in Tokyo this week brings together some of Japan's most prominent visual artists and academics, and the organisations representing creators globally and in Japan, in a landmark show of support for the resale royalty right for visual artists. http://ow.ly/zyc4309gKBW

Leading Visual Artists and Academics Join CISAC to Promote Resale Right... An event in Tokyo this week brings together some of Japan's most prominent visual artists and academics, and the organisations representing...

If your images have been published in print or shown on screen, apply now for Artist Royalty Payback from . http://ow.ly/I7R2309bOtr

https://dailyreview.com.au/open-letter-leading-indigenous-artists-reject-copyright-law-changes/55811/

Open letter: leading Indigenous artists reject copyright law changes Jessica Mauboy, Wayne Blair, Dan Sultan, Leah Purcell, Richard Bell and Rachael Maza are amongst

Former Governor-General Quentin Bryce launched Indigenous artist Bronwyn Bancroft's new book of poetry Colours of Australia at the NSW State Library. Bronwyn is a Copyright Agency Board Director. She’s pictured centre with Board member of the NSW Aboriginal artists’ cooperative, Boomalli, Euphemia Bostock (left) and Dame Quentin Bryce, AD CVO (right).

Copyright Agency Limited Cultural Fund calling for entries: The Create Career Fund supports individual mid-to-late career artists and authors by providing grants to support time to write and create. Learn more and apply before 11 November: http://ow.ly/xpiV3057QWb

Create Career Fund Guidelines - Copyright Agency